Cargo Flight from Tbilisi Crashes into Mount Getantag (CCCP-41840)

Flight Details and Timeline The aircraft departed Tbilisi Airport at 1039 local time on a cargo flight to Yerevan. The flight carried five crew members and a cargo load of various goods, with a total weight of 2,394 kilograms. The assigned altitude of 3,000 meters was reached 17 minutes after departure, after which the crew continued south under visual flight rules (VFR). The aircraft passed over Idzhevan VOR at 1108 local time. Six minutes later, approach air traffic control cleared the crew to descend to 1,800 meters. Between 1116 and 1119 local time, the crew reported twice that weather conditions had deteriorated due to low clouds. They requested permission to return to Tbilisi under VFR at 3,000 meters. One minute later, while cruising at 2,265 meters, the left wing struck the western slope of Mount Getantag. The aircraft continued for 130 meters before crashing in flames. The flight engineer was seriously injured, while four other occupants were killed. The only survivor died from his injuries a few hours later.